TV Review - Eureka (2 Hour Pilot)

Plot: A US Marshall, transporting a pretty, young female fugitive cross country gets stranded in a strange town. Wierdness and family situations ensue.

Review: While Eureka looked fairly promising, it didn't quite live up to expectations. The central conciet of the series; a town founded by the US Government as a haven/think-tank for geinuses, has a lot of potential, but very little of that potential is explored in the premiere episode(s). Worse still, all of the characters come off as cartoonishly one dimensional; I couldn't tell if it was intentionally self aware humor, or just light-hearted but flat drama. It was much less X-Files and much more Dexter's Laboratory. I'll give it another look, as much because there is nothing else on @ 9pm on a Tuesday as any other reason

2 out of 5

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